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Not that we’re expecting to see the car over here anyway, but we hear that the impending return of the Honda Civic Type R could bring with it a more powerful engine crammed under its short hood. Honda CEO Takanobu Ito has already confirmed the Civic Type R would return in 2015, and now Auto Express says that a Honda R&D employee has confirmed that this car will be powered by a turbocharged 2.0-liter engine producing “as much as” 300 horsepower - earlier speculation had the car powered by a smaller 1.6-liter four.
Honda has already vowed to make the Civic Type R the “fastest front-wheel-drive vehicle on the Nürburgring,” so this much power doesn’t seem out of the question. We already spotted a Type R test mule putting some laps on the 'Ring earlier this summer. Other reported details about the new Type R include it retaining its front-wheel-drive layout but adding a limited-slip differential and possibly even rear-wheel steering for optimal performance and handling.Honda Civic Type R to get 2.0L turbo with up to 300 horsepower originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 13 Nov 2012 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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